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Soft Hackle Hare's Ear

Mar 3. 2021
Soft Hackle Hare's Ear Blog-Post & Recipe: https://blog.avidmax.com/2021/03/02/how-to-tie-the-soft-hackle-har
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North Country Hackles Part 2

Feb 28. 2021
North Country spider and soft hackle expert Robert L Smith in the second of his Partridge fly-tying videos showcases some of the rare and traditional soft hackle material used in the dressing of tr
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North Country Hackles Part 1

Feb 28. 2021
North Country spider and soft hackle expert Robert L Smith in the first of his Partridge fly-tying videos showcases some of the rare and traditional soft hackle material used in the dressing of tra
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Blue Dun Soft Hackle

Feb 19. 2021
Soft hackle wet flies are some of the most versatile flies on the planet. This is my take on the classic Blue Dun.
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Sand Fly

Feb 12. 2021
This sand fly imitation is one of two that are listed in John Reid's Clyde Style flies. It's a great fly for early to mid season fishing and well worth having in your box.
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Dark Needle

Jan 16. 2021
The dark needle is a great pattern from Edmonds & Lee's "Brook and River Trouting". It's ideal toward the end of the season and is very effective when there are small stoneflies on the water.
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Stone Midge

Jan 9. 2021
Pritt's No.40 Stone Midge North Country Spider.
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Partridge & Orange

Jan 7. 2021
How to use up your large hackles/feathers on small flies.. Partridge & Orange Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 14
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Old Master

Dec 6. 2020
Pritt's No.39 Old Master
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Endrick Spider

Dec 2. 2020
The Endrick Water or River Endrick is a river which flows into the eastern end of Loch Lomond, Scotland.
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Swimming Caddis

Nov 30. 2020
Our old friend John Petermann who is a very skilled flyfisher, certified flycaster and finally but not at least he is a very creative flytyer tying some excellent flies for all kind of fish he is t
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Greentail North Country Spider

Nov 30. 2020
Pritt's No.33 Greentail
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Krystal Flash Soft Hackle Wet Fly

Nov 23. 2020
A very simple soft hackle fly pattern that uses Krystal Flash for the body and brown partridge for a hackle.
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Blue Hallelujah

Nov 23. 2020
Jim Wynn was a river-keeper on the Wharfe river in Yorkshire, UK. He modified many of the classic patterns to include some more modern materials like tinsel and various lacquers.
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Soft Hackle Craw - Jig/Fly tying

Nov 20. 2020
Underwater action and full tying SBS of a jig for panfish, perch, smallmouth bass, trout and other species. You can use partridge hackles instead of the soft webby hen hackles I've used.

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